Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-10-11
Local Miscellany.

ASloAhSa. 1864 f-LrH o..
Mr.. Geo. II. HagIey wants a first
GLASS Shoemaker. Apply Immediate
iy.
A good situation open-a Miller
wanted. See advertisement of Shen.
andoah Milling Company.
Harper's Ferry is organizing a
building association, and is to have a
bank, a pottery and a brick-yard.
Mr.. Nimrod TrusselI, of the Shen-
andoah Milling Co., has gone east to
purchase additional supplies of new
goods.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Miss Mary Green, r. C..
Hughes, T. Locke & Son and Miss
Katie Turner.
The New School Colored Baptists
have completed the attractive addi-
tion to their church, and held a
hGrand Rally" last Sunday.
Thanks to Capt. G. Julian Pratt,
Secretary. for II complimentary ticket
to the Baldwin District Fair, to he
held at Staunton, Va, Oct. 1921.
Judge Beckwith has granted an
absolute divorce &c DIR. G. H. Ham
ill, a ~well-known dentist of Martins
burg, from his wife, Lille A. Hamill,
nee Lille A. Benton.
Thomas, the twelve year old son of
Thomas Spencer, living near Sandy
Hook, recently fell from a tree, frac-
turing his skull and right arm, from
which injuries he died a few days la
ter.
Messrs. Woodward & L~othrop's
Capital City Visitor is on our table.
In it will be found their Fall Gaia
logue, giving a general outline of the
goods they handle, withnumerous lists
Of prices, illustrations of styles, &c.
Rev. Joseph Trapnell, D. D.,
father of Joseph Trapnell, Esq, of
this town, died at his residence near
P~etersville, Frederick county, Mary
land, on Monday last, aged IS years.
He had been a clergyman of the Epis-
copal Church for fifty years.
Tree Press.
A party of Boston ex~cursionists
passed south over the S. V. r. r.
last Friday, enroute to Luray, the
Natural Bridge, and other points
The train which carried them con-
sisted of four vestibule cars, and is
said to be the finest outfit of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
At a meeting of the Harper's
Ferry and Bolivar Building Associa-
ton held October 1st, 1887, the fol-
lowing gentleman were elected Di-
~rectors: n. G.. Bracket, j. G.
Hurst, C. f. Dudrow, II. V. Daniels,
Chas. Rau, Geo. ChiIds, Chas. Trail.
j. G. Hurst was elected President of
Board of Directors.-Sentinel.
Burglars broke into the store of
Mr.. Jacob Wintcrmoyer, at Shop
h~erdstown, on Saturday night week,
and stole a large quantity of clothing.
This is the second robbery of the
same store within n period of a few
weeks. The Shepherdstown author
tiles offer a reward of 500 for the
conviction of the thief or thieves.
Charlestown seemed to be inflicted
with a number of roughs and pick
pockets on show day, last week, and
for a while serious trouble seemed
imminent. Better Judgment, how
ever, prevailed, and quiet was finally
restored. More effective means for
the preservation of the peace, we
trust, will be put in operation here
after.
A prisoner confined in the lookup
Ca Mr.. Osburn,) set fire to the straw
bed therein last Wednesday,, and
was gotten out not much o Dor TO
prevent s~uffocation. The lookup
being an annex to the large Wash
ington Hall building, in which are To-
Gated the post-officc and two stores,
the affair caused considerable COM
motion.
Messrs. Burns & Shugert had their
opening of Millinery Goods last Fri
day and Saturday. The display of
fancy pushes, ~velvets, ribbons, feath-
ers, &C., tastefuIIy arranged by the
def hands of Miss Johnston, one of
Armstrong, Gator & Co.'S milliners,
was quite attractive, and drew thither
a large number of the fair sex of the
town and vicinity.
Building Association Nc. 5 having
expired, an effort is being made to
get up another new association, for
which Messrs. David Howell and B.
ID. Gibson are soliciting shares
These gentlemen, therefore, will be
pleased to receive the names of all
persons who desire to become stock
holders in a new association, with the